⚠️ Special Weather Statement – Wood; Portage – Thursday, September 3, 2026

Special Weather Statement issued September 3 at 7:57PM CDT by NWS Green Bay WI

Details

At 757 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a line of strong
thunderstorms extending from 10 miles northwest of Wisconsin Rapids
to over Babcock, or extending from 10 miles northwest of Wisconsin
Rapids to 18 miles west of Wisconsin Rapids, moving southeast at 40
mph.

HAZARD…Wind gusts up to 40 mph and penny size hail.

SOURCE…Radar indicated.

IMPACT…Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
possible.

The strong thunderstorm will be near…
Babcock and Pittsville around 800 PM CDT.
Wisconsin Rapids around 805 PM CDT.
Lake Wazeecha around 810 PM CDT.

Other locations impacted by this strong thunderstorm include Walker,
Cranmoor, Sandhill Wildlife Area, Vesper, Dexterville, Sherry,
Milladore, Scranton, Blenker and Rudolph.

Instructions

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

This alert was automatically posted by SkyGuard, MWSC’s severe weather alerting system. Source: National Weather Service.